Travel back 390 million years after the big bang to the ancient Maisie's Galaxy in this stunning 3D visualization that ...

Astronomy enthusiasts in Staten Island and the New York metropolitan area are in for a celestial treat on Oct. 8, 2025, as ...

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) continues to deliver awe-inspiring views of the cosmos and the art world has taken ...

From active meteor showers to the best Milky Way viewing, and a recently launched telescope that will unlock new views of outer space, July will bring a plethora of astronomical events and sights.

The article discusses three main telescope types: refractors (best for bright objects, portable), reflectors (best for faint objects, larger apertures), and catadioptrics (compromise between aperture ...

The Robert Ferguson Observatory in Kenwood will mark International Observe the Moon Night on Oct. 4 with a special “Moon ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. ESO's Extremely Large Telescope at Cerro Armazones in Chile's Atacama Desert is seen from ...

Apologies, birds of the cosmos — the James Webb Space Telescope has set aside ornithology and officially entered its entomology era, a stunning new image of the Butterfly Nebula shows. Glittering some ...

"Gaia provides the first accurate view of what our section of the Milky Way would look like from above," Lewis McCallum, an ...

When I was in grade school I was fascinated by the world’s largest telescope: the 200-inch-diameter Hale Reflector on Palomar Mountain near San Diego. What a behemoth! At the time I enjoyed using a ...

Dr. Giovanni Fazio, from the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory discusses the Spitzer Space Telescope. Launched on 25 August 2003, the telescope is producing an exciting new view of the Universe ...

Planning on spending more time outside this spring? If you want a better view of birds you encounter on a walk or need to scope the scene for predators on a hike, a telescope comes in handy. The only ...